Graduate Courses

Courses offered by the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

GMS PA 510 Medical Immunology Prereq: Biochemistry. Basic principles of immunology, with emphasis on their medical relevance, presented through lectures and discussion of case studies. The schedule coincides with that of the first-year medical students. Sharon. 2 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PA 600 Introduction to Pathology and Pathophysiology of Disease Prereq: consent of instructor. Lectures and discussion sessions presenting the basic morphologic and functional changes of major disease processes: cell injury and death, inflammation, cell and tissue response to microbial organisms, atherosclerosis, cancer, etc. Flomenbaum, Christensen. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PA 700 Basic and Experimental Pathology
Prereq: GMS BI 755 or equivalent. Basic principles of pathology are presented through lectures (students attend the GMS PA 600 lectures), laboratory sessions and computer-assisted instruction. Related research articles and basic histology are discussed in small group session that complement the lectures. Christensen, Flomenbaum, Blusztajn. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

GMS PA 800 Pathology Seminar;Weekly research seminar presented by faculty, students, and guests. Murnane, Vaziri. 2 cr, 1st & 2nd semester.

GMS PA 801 Special Topics in Pathology (Click here for more info) Detailed examination of one specific area of research each term, presented in readings, discussions, and lectures. Presents significant back-ground information, current knowledge, research approaches, and laboratory methodology in each area. Pathology faculty. 2 cr, 1st & 2nd sem..:

  • Pharmacologic Intervention in Inflammatory Response (Drs. Leeman, Reed, Stucchi, Remick)
  • Transmembrane Signaling (Drs. Blusztajn, Berse, Lopez, Slack)
  • Common Molecular Mechanisms in Lung Development and Cancer (Drs. Spira and Ramirez)
  • Beyond the Bench: Skills for the Corporate Scientist (Dr. Bogen)

GMS PA 900 Laboratory Rotations in Pathology, 2 cr, 1st & 2nd semester
GMS PA 901 Research in Pathology, variable cr

Medical school

MS131 A1 Medical Immunology
Sharon

MS212 A1 General Pathology [New name Disease and Therapy]
Joseph and O’Hara

Dental school

MD520 A1 General Pathology
Berse and Flomenbaum
Primary teaching affiliate
of BU School of Medicine